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Table 1.4 Employed Nurses Population Numbers and Demographic Characteristics by Remoteness Classification (Source: AIHW, 2014)

Major Cities

Inner Regional

Outer Regional

Remote

Very Remote

Number

214,361

54,509

25,121

4,122

2,426

Aged 50 and over (%)

36.7

46.5

44.5

45.7

47.1

Men (%)

10.9

9.8

8.8

10.7

15.9

Registered nurses (%)

84.5

76.8

74.8

79.2

84.5

Average weekly hours worked

33.7

32.6

33.9

37.0

40.3

250,000

200,000

150,000

100,000

Number of Employed Nurses by Remoteness

50,000

0

Major Cities

Inner Regional

Outer Regonial

Remote

Very Remote

Figure 1.4. Number of registered nurses by remoteness. Source: AIHW, 2012a.